Immunofluorescence

Description:

Retortamonas are small pyriform or fusiform flagellates of about 12 µm long with only two flagella. The recurrent flagellum is associated with the cytostomal pocket but extends posteriorly. The cytostomal pocket is bordered by a fibre and the cell surface is sustained by a corset of microtubules. They live in the gut of vertebrates such as R. intestinalis from man and invertebrates such as R. gryllotalpae from insect larvae. Retortamonas hodotermitis showing the cytostomal fibres and the surface microtubular corset (immunofluorescence)